Luka Žvižej

Luka Žvižej
Personal information
Born (1980-12-09) 9 December 1980
Celje, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Slovenian
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club GWD Minden
Senior clubs
Years Team
2000–2003 RK Celje
2003–2004 Teka Cantabria
2004–2006 FC Barcelona Handbol
2006–2007 Teka Cantabria
2007–2010 SC Pick Szeged
2010–2017 RK Celje
2017 RK Maribor Branik
2017– GWD Minden
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2016 Slovenia 217 (702)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 30 November 2016[1]

Luka Žvižej (born 9 December 1980) is a Slovenian handball player. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where the Slovenian team placed 11th.[2] He was listed among the top ten goalscorers at the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship, where Slovenia placed sixth. He was in the national team at the 2013 World Championship and the 2015 World Championship. His last tournament in national team was the 2016 European Championship. He is the all-time best goal scorer for Slovenia with 702 goals.

He is the older brother of Miha Žvižej.

References

  1. ↑ Handball Federation of Slovenia. "Večna lestvica nastopov in zadetkov za moško člansko reprezentanco" [All-time caps and goals for the national team] (in Slovenian). www.rokometna-zveza.si. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Luka Žvižej Biography and Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 January 2012.

Media related to Luka Žvižej at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.